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Wages of Death
Everything has its price…even death.
For Leopold and his friends, a group known as The Shadow, assassination, theft, and espionage are nothing they are just part of the job. Their skills go to the highest bidder no matter the assignment, making The Shadow the most notorious collection of criminals in the realm.
As long as the money is good, they never ask questions. However, as the jobs get personal, Leopold’s walls against his reservations begin to buckle. “Anything for the money” is The Shadow’s motto and their leader’s favorite saying, but how long can money continue to pay off their consciences?
Join the Shadow in an episodic journey of danger and adventure as they struggle between money and morality, asking the Is it worth gaining the world at the cost of your soul?
For Leopold and his friends, a group known as The Shadow, assassination, theft, and espionage are nothing they are just part of the job. Their skills go to the highest bidder no matter the assignment, making The Shadow the most notorious collection of criminals in the realm.
As long as the money is good, they never ask questions. However, as the jobs get personal, Leopold’s walls against his reservations begin to buckle. “Anything for the money” is The Shadow’s motto and their leader’s favorite saying, but how long can money continue to pay off their consciences?
Join the Shadow in an episodic journey of danger and adventure as they struggle between money and morality, asking the Is it worth gaining the world at the cost of your soul?
251 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 18, 2015
About the author
Peter Last
5 books12 followersPeter Last was nearly born in an elevator and has continued to be unconventional ever since. His books include stories about dragons, assassins, and warlocks, often with allegory from his Christian upbringing. Besides writing, Peter’s passion is to provide practical tips to new writers, which is why he coaches aspiring authors and critiques other fantasy & science fiction novels on his website, www.peterlast.com.
Peter got an early start to writing thanks to his lack of social life while being homeschooled. After successfully entering the real world, he graduated with a degree in Civil Engineering, received his commission in the Air Force, and got married, all in 3 weeks. His Wisconsonian accent does not earn him any points in his adopted home state of Alabama. When Peter is not drafting neighborhood drainage surveys, training with the Tennessee Air National Guard, sketching out the character arc of a goblin, or building F-5 tornado-proof duck houses for his wife’s farm animal rescue, he is hopefully sleeping.
Peter is prepping In the "Service of the King," the final book in his "Shadow for Hire" trilogy, for release in spring of 2026. He is also a contributor to "Father: Short Stories," an anthology of gritty, father-centric tales.
Peter got an early start to writing thanks to his lack of social life while being homeschooled. After successfully entering the real world, he graduated with a degree in Civil Engineering, received his commission in the Air Force, and got married, all in 3 weeks. His Wisconsonian accent does not earn him any points in his adopted home state of Alabama. When Peter is not drafting neighborhood drainage surveys, training with the Tennessee Air National Guard, sketching out the character arc of a goblin, or building F-5 tornado-proof duck houses for his wife’s farm animal rescue, he is hopefully sleeping.
Peter is prepping In the "Service of the King," the final book in his "Shadow for Hire" trilogy, for release in spring of 2026. He is also a contributor to "Father: Short Stories," an anthology of gritty, father-centric tales.
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